Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1894.

Manawatu Herald, 14 June 1894, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1894.

In referring to (he statement of the receipts and expenditure in connection with the Wirokino ferry at the Horowhcnua County Council meeting on Saturday, the acting-chairman (Or. Davies) drew attention to the item of £3 8s 81 in the expendidlitre which was set down as legal charged Cr. Davies said he thought the amount had been charged for preparing a lease, and if so the cost should have been borne by the lessee. As joint owners of the Wirokino ferry, the Foxton Borough Council had never treated the Horowhenua County Council with proper respect, and he thought they had a just right to know what services had been rendered in connection with these accounts. — The opinion was. expressed by other Councillors that the Horowhenua County Council had the right and should be permitted to inspect the accounts in the possession of the Foxton Borough Council relating to the ferry. — A motion was carried requesting Cr. Davies to inspect the accounts in connection with the working of -the ferry.— M. Times. Cr. Venn expressed the opinion on Saturday at the Horowhenua County Council meeting (says the Times) that the people of the Colony would never get good Jaws while the House of Representatives remained as at present constituted It consisted .of nothing else but lawyers; commission agents and adventurers, and the necessary reform could only be obtained by having a good sprinkling of farmers in the House. Complaints are again made that the police staff at Palmerston is undermanned. The Post has the following :— " It is confidently asserted that the re-construction of the Ministry is imminent, whjoh will lead to the withdrawal of the Colonial Secretary. an.d the departure for England of the Minister for Labour as Agent-General, with the possibility in the near future of the Premier as Chief Commissioner of Bai'ways, and a promise held before the Colonial Treasurer of the Premiership with a view to securing that gentleman's adhesion to the contemplated programme." It ia later stated that Ministers deny any foundation for the statement in the Post as to the probable reorganisation of the Ministry. A good find of alluvial gold has been reported on the northern edge of Lake Carey. The locality is equidistant a hundred and fifty miles from Coolgardio and Kurnalpi, and a rush has set in from the last named places to the new find. The Timaru Herald states that a domestic scandal is reported from the Mackenzie country— a station manager there, a married man with several children, having eloped with the children's governess. The deserted wife has been ill and away from home for some time receiving medical attention. Sixty-seven thousand " knights," 56,---000 "dames," and more than 1,000,000 associates have been enrolled sinc3 the formation of the Primrose League.

The sitting of the Manawatu County Council was held at Sanson yesterday. Our representative was . unable to be pivsdnt. Sixty-six specially trained singers from Stockholm went to L.ondcm in June', under the auspices of the National Council of the Young Men's Christian Association of 'SwecV.u. They will assist at the jubilee of our own Young Men's Christian Association. The National Liberal Club give o, lun* cheon to Si. George Grey on July lO> The Marquis of Ripon will preside: Another violin prodigy, a Miss Madd Maearthy, aged 16 years, made her debut at Princes' Hall on May 10. There" seems to be no end to the pretty lace arrangements for the neck we are to have this summer, says an English ex change. Large collars of lace with deep Vandyke points are greatly worn. Very becoming they are, too. Sometimes they are fastened in front with a dainty ribbon bow, Cravats of coloured chiffon, edged with lace, and mounted on a neckband of ribbon, are stylish, while a lace bib, falling as far as the waist from a draped silk neck band, will make the plainest of woollen gowns look dressy. Another pretty idea is to have a yoke of lace with a frill of the same lace gathered to the yoke over the shoulders. This is fastened behind, and looks very well on a dark dress. An interesting ceremony took place a few days ago at Le Mans, when a man named Peschard, 30 years of age, condemned on October '4th last to five years' penal sel'vi 1 tude for murder, was remarried to Ernestine Doolin, from whom he had been divorced in 1888. The marriage took place at the Le Mans Mairie. Plain clothes policemen conveyed the prisoner, who was handcuffed, in a cab to the Mairie, where his bride awaited him. Here the handcuffs were taken off and the ceremony performed. Peschard was then handcuffed again and driven back to the gaol. His wife bad preceded him and was waiting by the door in the hope of getting a last look at him. As the woman kissed her hand to him she called to him to keep his spirits up and added that she would join him in the autumn in New Caledonia if she could. The npxt minute the ponderous doors shut the convict from her eight, and bursting into tears she departed. The Pall Mall Gazette says:— "ln calling Sir George Grey to be of her Privy Council the Queen has honored both Great Britain and New Zealand, at a time when it is particularly desirable that there shoud be a good understanding between ourselves and that colony. For even if Sir George Grey's very great services be left altogether out of the account, there Is no doubt that his advice will be sought on the proposal that Samoa should be administered by New Zealand, and such being the case, it is just as well that the title should go with the honor. The Radicals and the antiColonial Party in Germany have welcomed the idea, but without a doubt the Kaiser will refuse to consent until prolonged negotiations have determined what profit he is to make by the bargain. But if he can get pnything by the deal he is likely enough to agree, for he knows as well as anyone else that Germany is a failure in Samoa. The Slates will agree, too, because they have designs of their own in the Pacific to serve; and the step would be as popular in Canada as New Zealand. It happens, too, that England would find Samoa a convenient station, and not at all troublesome if it were properly governed." The Post says — We learn that there is every probability of the mission buildings on Anibrym Inland, New Hebrides Group, being replaced at at early date. The Rev. Dr. Lamb, who passed through V\ ellington last week, on his way from the islands to Christchurch, has had a satisfactory interview with the Foreign Mission Committee of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand. That body has acquitted him of all responsibility in connection with the fire which destroyed the mission buildings, and has approved of his pro - posals for making a fresh start. His idea is that the Presbyterian churches in New Zra'and should find .€SOO, and that the members and adherents of the churches interested should be asked to assist in establishing a hospital at Ambrym for the whole group. The minimum amount required for the latter work is £1000. There are now 50,000 natives and 300 Europeans in the group, and medical or surgioal assistance cannot be obtained nearer than Sydney. Dr Lamb intends to leave on a visit to Scotland this month. The consecration of the Rev. Cecil Wilson as Bishop of Melanesia took place at St. Mary's pro-Cathedral, Parnell, on Monday afternoon. The church was crowded. His Excellency Lord Glasgow was present. A number of natives from the South Sea Islands were accommodated with seats in a prominent place, in order that they might witness the consecration of their new bishop. A combined choir of over. 80 singers attended. Last year no fewer than 11,000,000 bushels of malt and corn were consumed by London brewers. The brewers of Burton consume some 6,000,000 bushels of malt and corn, and those of Manchester very nearly 2,000,000 bushels. The total for England was 43,250,000 bushels, Scotland having a total of 3,000,000, and Ireland 5,000.000. The floor of the first story of a building belonging to the Meat Export Company's Works at Ngahauranga, in which a number of cases containing tins of preserved meats were stored, collapsed on Friday, and fell on to the basement floor. Fortunately, no one at the time was working in eitheY room. By the Waitapu from Wellington on Saturday Messrs Abraham and Williams consigned to a southern client a number of purebred Lincoln ewes from the flock of Donald Eraser, Esq., of Pukehou, Lower Rangitikei. Mr Fraser has been breeding Lincoln sheep for the last 18 years. The sheep shipped by Messrs Abraham and Williams are a- sufficient proof of the care and attention given to his flock by Mr Fraser and his manager, Mr D. Campion. We understand that these are a trial lot, and several large orders may be expected if these are found satisfactory. — M. 7 hues. A petition has been presented to the Executive urging that a portion of the life sentences imposed on Mrs Blake some time ago for attempted murder of her husband, be remitted. A young man named George Storey, an operator in the Telegraph Department, was found on the Kaiwarra beach in a condition which it is suspected was caused by his having taken poison. Medical aid was obtained, and he is now recovering. It is rumoured he forwarded a letter to a friend in Wellington staling his body would be found on the beach. Dr Cahill reports the young man to be suffering from excessive drinking. He was found by a friend to whom he had telephoned that his body would be found on the beach. A great many men are out of work at Woodville, and a meeting is to be held on Saturday to consider the best course to be adopted. As showing the true state of affairs for three small bush felling contracts no less than 150 tenders were received.

At the Manawatu County Council meet« ing yesterday a deputation, consisting of Messrs C. Bull, Whisker and another, waited on that body in regard to a groin that had been wa?hed awaY iri the Oroua river during the late flood*. The Council decided to assist them by raising a loan to repair the damage. Tenders for forming and clearing 33 chains between Bainesse and Oroua Bridge were opened as follows :— M. O'Reilly, 8s 6d, (informal) ; Grey and Guild, 8s ; Osborne, 103, (informal) ;M. Boyle, Gs ; J. Calquit, lCs, (informal); W. H. Trail, 133 6d, (informal) ; ,J. Mathfers, Os M j W. Pauline, 8s iid ; j. Thompson, Its sid. The tender of M. Boyle was accepted. The Prince of Wales weighs 14st 21b— an excessive weight for his height. An unpleasant incident is reported to have taken place at the funeral, at Plymouth, of Dr Bubrey Thomas, medical officer to the Plymouth Union. Quite recently the deceased had become a convert to the Roman Catholic faith. He was a prominent Freemason, and a large number of persons connected with the Order attended the funeral as a mark of respect. At the cemetery, however, they were met by the Rev. Father Kelly, the ofliciating priest, who informed them that the Masonic Order being a secret society, was not recognised by the Catholic church, and requested the brethren to remain away from the graveside during the funeral service. The request aroused keen resentment among the Freemasons present, and several expressed themselves strongly in favour of disregarding it. Wiser counsels, however, prevailed, and further unpleasantness was avoided by the Freemasons watching the interment from a distance, and at the conclusion of the religious service prooeeding to the grave and dropping the sprigs of acacia which they oarried upon the coffin. Certainly the most effective medicine in the world is Sanders and Son's Eucalypti Extract. Test its eminently powerful effect in Coughs, Colds, Influenza ; the relief instantaneous. In serious cases and accidents of all kinds, be they wounds, burns, scaldings, bruises, sprains, it is the safest remedy — no swellings — no inflammation. Like surprising effects produced in Croup, Diphtheria, Bronchitis, Inflammation of the Lungs, Swellings, Ac, Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Disease of the Kidneys and Urinary Organs. In use at all hospitals and medical clinics ; patronised by His Majesty the King of Italy ; crowned with medal and diploma at International Exhibition, Amsterdam. Trust in this approved article and eject all olhers.-^---[A DVT.] Sixty-eight cases and packages of new and seasonable good for all departments have now been opened out for present season at the Bon Marche, and it is freely admitted that no such choice is obtainable in the district. Buyers are invited to make their selections early while first choice of this magnificent range of new goods is still obtainable at The Bon Marche. Boss and Sandford. — Advt. " It's an ill wind that blows nobody good " is a very old saying but none the less true. Whilst the great depression existing at Sydney at the present time, has caused a deplorable amount of misery, yet the people of Wellington and the surrounding districts will reap a gigantic benefit. During his visit to Sydney recently, Mr Jame Smith purchased at absurdjy low prices a large stock which is now sold at the Wholesale Drapery Wareh' use, Te Aro House, Wellington. With a view of making this sale the event of the year, two special buyers were despatched from Te Aro House, one to attend the great sale of Edwards, Bennett, & Go's, wholesale stock, and the other to pick out bargains from the manufactures of the well known Kaiapoi Woollen Co. Both these gentlemen have returned after a most successful trip, and the total result of their efferts is to be seen in the astonishing bargains now being sold at the Wholesale Drapery Warehouse. Te Aro House, Wellington. With all these advantages in purchasing, it would be strange indeed if the sale was not one to be remembered. Any attempt to enumerate even a tithe of the cheap lines now at the disposal of customers, would be worse than useless in the space at our command, but a price list which has been printed will b« sent, post free, to the address of any person applying to the Wholesale Drapery Warehouse, Te Aro House, Wellington.